credendum

[ kri-den-duhm ]

noun

, plural cre·den·da [kri-, den, -d, uh].

1. a doctrine that requires belief; article of faith.

credendum

/ krɪˈdɛndəm /

noun

1. often plural Christianity an article of faith

Word History and Origins

Origin of credendum¹

< Latin, neuter of crēdendus, gerund of crēdere to believe

Word History and Origins

Origin of credendum¹

Latin: a thing to be believed, from crēdere to believe

Example Sentences

How then are the Catholic credenda easy and within reach of all men?

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Never was there more simple faith, or more concise credenda.

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Or, if I may put it into technical words, all a man's credenda should be his agenda; and whatsoever he believes should come straight into his life to influence it, and to shape character.

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Antipodes, credenda, literati, and minutiæ are always plural.

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If I may so say, credenda, 'things to be believed,' are meant to underlie the agenda, the things to be done.

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